VietNamNet Bridge – The first session of the 13th National Assembly closed in Hanoi on August 6 after nearly half a month of sitting.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam, for the first time, has added India into the group of potential visitor-generating markets which the local tourism industry should carry out promotion activities and build products to woo visitors, an official said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Around 3,000 people, including over 2,100 police officers and soldiers will take part in a tsunami exercise in the central city of Da Nang on October 7, 2011.

VietNamNet Bridge – As developed markets in Asia have become no more attractive to investors because the prices have become overly high, investors are now eyeing developing markets, of which Vietnam is the top choice.

VietNamNet Bridge - A major wastewater treatment plant located in an industrial park in southern Dong Nai Province has been found discharging untreated waste water into the Dong Nai River via an underground pipeline system.

The U.S. Treasury Friday night hit back against a Standard and Poor's downgrade of U.S. top-notch credit rating, saying that the agency's judgment was flawed.

Experts at real estate consulting companies are of the opinion that foreign companies are taking more careful steps towards Vietnam’s real estate market due to its current limbo.

Vietnamese-Thai jazz concert to mark anniversary; Dep Fashion Show recruits models in the city; Thirty scripts in short film contest round 2; Three Irish artists to perform in Vietnam; Museum receives Spratlys coral map   

A total of 72 individuals were charged for their participation in an international criminal network dedicated to child sexual abuse.

VietNamNet Bridge - It is necessary for the State and Government to clearly identify management levels from the central down to the grassroots to avoid overlapping decisions, said new Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh.

VietNamNet Bridge - The upcoming Miss Ethnic Viet Nam beauty pageant needs different regulations from those that govern conventional pageants, say event organisers.

VietNamNet Bridge – A foreign expert has commented that Vietnam’s mobile telecom industry has been developing very rapidly, but it does not have a firm foundation, while there exists abnormal and funny things.

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Saturday reaffirmed the need to reduce the country's reliance on nuclear energy at a ceremony in Hiroshima to mark the 66th anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb attack.

VietNamNet Bridge – Doctor of physics Nguyen Van Khai says that there is human energy, but there is not the so-called ‘telepathy’.

The Price Control Agency under the Ministry of Finance has released a report with optimistic predictions about the CPI increase in August. Meanwhile, some analysts have warned that unpredictable things may occur in the coming stormy season.

VietNamNet Bridge – If well-known painters could come back to life by a miracle, they would have wanted to die again when they see their artworks being imitated and sold at dirt cheap prices in Vietnam.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry held has a conference drawing the participation of over 200 companies, with an aim to solve difficulties related to the Government’s Decree 121 on land and water surface rental adjustments.

HAG likely to receive $120 mln in foreign investment; ATM network Smartlink includes 9 more banks; LienVietPostBank makes debut; Jan-Jul telecom subscription growth slows down; Foreign companies under scrutiny  

VietNamNet Bridge - Much has been written about the peaceful, ancient town of Hoi An. For those wanting to learn about it, they can easily find a sea of relevant information and images on the web.